So I got out my .44 Mag/.50 AE (I have both barrels) Desert Eagle today and gave it a quick cleaning, I haven't had it out in a while and I like to keep my firearms well cleaned and lubed.
After giving it a quick sprucing up I cycled it a few times and noticed that sometimes after inserting the magazine and pressing down on the slide release the slide would go back into battery with the hammer down!? It's never done that before. It almost seems like the shock of the slide hitting home causes the hammer to fall. But as far as I can tell it never actually falls all the way, it seems to stop about 1/8 of an inch from actually striking the firing pin, almost like the half-cock position on a single action revolver.
Any ideas? I've had this gun for the better part of a decade and have thousands of rounds through it with no issues but this seems like a major safety concern. Glad I caught it when I did.
After giving it a quick sprucing up I cycled it a few times and noticed that sometimes after inserting the magazine and pressing down on the slide release the slide would go back into battery with the hammer down!? It's never done that before. It almost seems like the shock of the slide hitting home causes the hammer to fall. But as far as I can tell it never actually falls all the way, it seems to stop about 1/8 of an inch from actually striking the firing pin, almost like the half-cock position on a single action revolver.
Any ideas? I've had this gun for the better part of a decade and have thousands of rounds through it with no issues but this seems like a major safety concern. Glad I caught it when I did.